The Red Shoes Pt. I (2019)
For Symphony Orchestra
Flute 1 + 2 + Piccolo/Alto Flute
Oboe 1 + 2
Clarinet in Bb 1 + 2 + 3/Bass Clarinet in Bb
Bassoon 1 + 2/Contrabassoon
Horn in F 1 + 2
Trumpet in Bb 1 + 2
Tenor Trombone 1 + 2
Tuba
Timpani
Percussion 1: vibraphone, glockenspiel, bass drum, triangle, tambourine, temple blocks, suspended cymbal
Percussion 2: mark tree, tubular bells, tambourine, castanets, temple blocks, snare drum, suspended cymbal
Percussion 3: cymbal, snare drum, suspended cymbal, triangle, tambourine
Celesta/Piano
Harp
Strings
Loosely based off Anderson's fairy tale "The Red Shoes", this programmatic work narrates a seemingly-lighthearted story unraveling itself into impeding doom. Part One reflects the tame, curious nature of the story's first half, whilst Part Two is its subsequent dance movement exploring the concept of a waltz spiralling out of control. Part Two has not been written yet.
Story: Part One
A peasant girl named Karen is adopted by a rich old lady after her mother's death and grows up vain and spoiled. Before her adoption, Karen had a rough pair of red shoes; now she has her adoptive mother buy her a pair of red shoes fit for a princess. Karen is so enamoured of her new shoes that she wears them to church, but the old lady scolds her: it's highly improper and she must only wear black shoes in church from now on. But next Sunday, Karen cannot resist the urge to put the red shoes on again. As she is about to enter the church, she meets a mysterious old soldier with a red beard. "Oh, what beautiful shoes for dancing," the soldier says. "Never come off when you dance" he tells the shoes, and he taps the sole of each with his hand. After church, Karen cannot resist taking a few dance steps, and off she goes, as though the shoes controlled her, but she finally manages to take them off.
One day, after her adoptive mother becomes ill, Karen leaves her alone and goes off to a ball in town in her red shoes...
Oboe 1 + 2
Clarinet in Bb 1 + 2 + 3/Bass Clarinet in Bb
Bassoon 1 + 2/Contrabassoon
Horn in F 1 + 2
Trumpet in Bb 1 + 2
Tenor Trombone 1 + 2
Tuba
Timpani
Percussion 1: vibraphone, glockenspiel, bass drum, triangle, tambourine, temple blocks, suspended cymbal
Percussion 2: mark tree, tubular bells, tambourine, castanets, temple blocks, snare drum, suspended cymbal
Percussion 3: cymbal, snare drum, suspended cymbal, triangle, tambourine
Celesta/Piano
Harp
Strings
Loosely based off Anderson's fairy tale "The Red Shoes", this programmatic work narrates a seemingly-lighthearted story unraveling itself into impeding doom. Part One reflects the tame, curious nature of the story's first half, whilst Part Two is its subsequent dance movement exploring the concept of a waltz spiralling out of control. Part Two has not been written yet.
Story: Part One
A peasant girl named Karen is adopted by a rich old lady after her mother's death and grows up vain and spoiled. Before her adoption, Karen had a rough pair of red shoes; now she has her adoptive mother buy her a pair of red shoes fit for a princess. Karen is so enamoured of her new shoes that she wears them to church, but the old lady scolds her: it's highly improper and she must only wear black shoes in church from now on. But next Sunday, Karen cannot resist the urge to put the red shoes on again. As she is about to enter the church, she meets a mysterious old soldier with a red beard. "Oh, what beautiful shoes for dancing," the soldier says. "Never come off when you dance" he tells the shoes, and he taps the sole of each with his hand. After church, Karen cannot resist taking a few dance steps, and off she goes, as though the shoes controlled her, but she finally manages to take them off.
One day, after her adoptive mother becomes ill, Karen leaves her alone and goes off to a ball in town in her red shoes...